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' A. E. MULLEN CONTAINER Filed April 16. 1927 2 Sheets-Shet 1 INVENTORBY Z 4 AT 'RNEY 2 Sheets-Shet 2 INVENTOR f; ATTORNEY April 24, 1923.

- A. E. MULLEN CONTAINER Filed April 16. 1927 u g 4 0 & no 4 W I-m m Jwas A r- 24,1928.

umrso; TA-res ALBERT JMULLEN,

PATENT. OFFICE,

or New YORK, N. Y.

CONTAIN ER.

- Application filed Apri116,

In devices of thischaracter it is essential that they be compact and ofsuch construe therein should be readily accessible.

It is further desirable that they should ti-on that the severalcommodities carried.

carry amirror capable of vuse with each of the several contents.

i It is further desirable that the device should beof such constructionas to, allow of the, easy removal of used compacts and the insertionof'new ones. p 1

My device contalnsall of the-above and other desirable qualities,astvill be evidenced-- similar parts '1 ine 66 ot Figure 3.

upon a consideration of my specification and its accompanying drawings.In the accompanying drawings illustrating one form of the device of myinvention are designated by similar'numerals. v r y Figure 1 is aperspective view of one form of my device in closedposition. i Figure 2is an enlarged view of the device of Figure 1; in wide open positionexposing the contents of the bottom member. Figure 3 is the deviceofFigure 2 in wide open position exposing the contents of the member; 4

v Figure 4 is a cross-section through the 7 line 4-4 of Figure 3.

*Figure 5 is an enlarged cross-section through the 11110 5-5 ofFigure 1.

Flgu're 6 1s a cross-section through the Figure 7 is across-sectionthrough the line I" 7 -7 of Figure 3. v

Figure 8 isa perspective View of-the bottom compact holder.

Figure 9 1 s a perspective view ofjthe top comp act holder.

' inns comprises abottom member having the Figure 10 is a perspectiveView of the rouge holder with the cover raised. a I

The particular -form of the device of my intention shown in theaccompanying drawbottom 10, the sides 11 and 12 and the ends 13 and 14Within thevbottom member is a tray compact holder having the bottom 15,the sides 16 and 17 and the ends '18'and 19 carrying thecompact 20. Thiscompact holder is maintained Within the bottom memher by frictionalcontact between the sides of 19 2i Serial No. 1a4,as2.

tom-member and also by means of the extended locking member 21 carriedby the end 14 oflthe bottom member and extending over the top of the end19 of the compact holder.

. Spaced from the end '18 and fixedly attachedto the inner face of thebottom end 13 is afmember54, each bent end of which has "-an upwardlyextending member 55' acting as a guide for the top member when beingclosed, theflends' 56, 56 of the member 54 26. p The end 14 of thebottom member and .theend 25 of the top member, or cover, are

pivotally connected at27. v

Within the top member is asmaller tray compact holder having the bottom29 the sides 30 and'31 and the ends 32a id 33 and. carrying the compact34, 5

This top compact holder is held in place byfrictional contact of itssides with the sides of the top member and by means of the. lockingmember carried by the top member end 25.

.Within the top member and within the space between the end 82 of thecompact holder and the end 26 of the top member is a tray rouge holderhaving the bottom 36,,

the hinged cover 41, and carries a rougecom pact 42. The cover 41ararries the extension 43 for ease of opening' and for holding, a powderpuff u on the compact 4:2.

The rouge'l i tion Within the top member by means of extensions 44 and45 carried by the sides 23 and 24 of the top member which are inserted;'within the longitudinal recesses 46 andgdij of'the. sides '37 and-38"of therougze hold As the rouge holder is somewhat smallerlongitudinally. of the top member than the space within which it ispositioned it may be moved therein to allow the smaller traycompactholder to be moved from release from the locking member 35 andthus made capahle of removal from the top-member.

A metallic mirror 48 is hingedly attached older is maintained in posiabutting upon the end 18 of the compact to the hinged joint-ure ofthe top membermember and a powder puff 50 is inserted in the top member.

The de'vice is maintained in closed posi-- thecompact member and thesides of the bot- .tion by means of the spring locking means lows 2--When the device is in the position shown in Figure 2, but with the topmember at rightangles to the bottom member, access is given to thecompact in the bottom member and the mirror is in position for use.

' When the device is in the position shown in Figures 3 and 4, but withthe bottom member at right angles to the top member, compact andtherouge in the top member are accessible and the mirror is in positionfor use. When in this position the rouge receptacle cover may be closedif the rouge is not needed.

The ease with which used compacts may be removed and new. onesintroduced has been explained above.

A particular feature of my device is the.

fact that it may be readily held in one hand with the compact andmirrorin proper position for use.

pactness, due to the abutment of the bottom member and top member whenclosed and further because of the extreme thinness of the metallicmirror.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number, arrangementor materialof parts as shown and described, as these are given simply asa means for clearly describing my invention.

What I claim is 1. In a container, in combination, a bot-.

tom member, a removable tray compact holder within the bottom memberspaced from one end thereof, a top member hingedly attached to thebottom member, a removable tray compact holder within the top member, aseparate removable tray rouge holder Within the top member, spaced fromone end thereof and capable of longitudinal movement within the topmember and a metallic mirror carried by the top and bottom hingecapableof covering the interior of the top member and'bottom inember.

2. In a container, in combination, a bottom member, a removable traycompact holder within the bottom member spaced from one end thereof, acompact holder locking member carried by the bottom member, a top memberhingedly attached to the bottom member, aremovable tray compact holderwithin the top member, a compact 1 holder locking means carried by thetop member, a separate removable tray rouge Another feature of my deviceis its com- I one end thereof and capable of longitudinal movementwithin the top member, a hinged cover-for the rouge holder, and ametallic mirror carried by the top and bottom member hinge capable ofcovering the interior of the top member and the bottom member.

3. In a container, in combination, a bottom member, 'a removable traycompact holder within the bottom member spaced from one end thereof, atop member hingedlyattached to the bottom member, a removable traycompact holder within the top member, a removable tray rouge bolderwithin the top member, spaced from one end thereof, means within thebottom member guiding the top member and bottom member during theclosure of the device and a metallic mirror carried by the top andbottom hinge capable of covering the interior of the 'top member andbottom member 4. In a container, in combination, a bottom member, aremovable tray compact holder within the bottom member spaced from oneend thereon, a compact holder locking member carried by the bottommember,

acting as a guide for the top member and bottom member during theclosure of the device, a top member hingedly attached to the bottommember, a removable tray compact holder within the top member, a compactholder locking means carried by the top member, a removable tray rougeholder within the top member spaced from one end thereof, a hinged coverfor the rouge holder, and a metallic mirror carried by the top andbottom member hinge capable of covering the interior of the top memberand the bottom member.

5. In a container, in combination, a bot tom member, a removable traycompact holder within the bottom member spaced from one end thereof, acompact holder locking member carried by the bottom member, a topmemberhingedly attached to the bottom member, a removable tray compactholder within the top member. a compact -holder locking means carried bythe top member, a removable tray rouge holder within the top memberspaced from one end thereof, a hinged cover for the rouge holder, and apivotally attached metallic mirror capable of covering the interior ofthe top member and the bottom member.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this18th day of March, 1927. 7

AI BERT E. MULLEN.

